An Alternative Model of Risk in Non-financial Companies Applied to the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Industry

Earnings at Risk (EaR) is a financial risk measure that can be applied to non-financial companies, similarly to Cash Flow at Risk (CFaR). It is based on a relation that can be quantified using a multiple linear regression model, where the dependent variable is the change on the company's result...

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Main Authors: Paulo Hubert Jr., Cristiane Karcher, Hsia Hua Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Finance 2009-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Finanças
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Online Access:http://virtualbib.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/rbfin/article/view/1336